Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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